Lincomycin derivatives and process for preparing same



United States Patent 3,380,992 LINCOMYCIN DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME Alexander D. Argoudelis and Brian Bannister, Kalamazoo, Herman Hoeksema, Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, and Fred Kagan and Barney J. Magerlein, Kalamazoo, Mich., assignors to The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Mich., a corporation of Delaware No Drawing. Continuation-impart of application Ser. No. 387,776, Aug. 5, 1964. This application June 14, 1965, Ser. No. 463,934

31 Claims. (Cl. 260-410) This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 387,776, filed Aug. 5, 1964.

This invention relates to a method of producing lincomycin and analogs and isomers thereof and to new compounds produced thereby.

Lincomycin is an antibiotic obtained as an elaboration product of a lincomycin-producing actinomycete. Methods for the production, recovery, and purification of lin comycin are described in US. Patent 3,086,912. Partly as a result of this invention the structure of lincomycin has been elucidated as methyl 6-(trans-4-propyl-l-methyl-L- 2 pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-6,S-dideoxy-l-thio-D-erythru u-D-galactooctopyranoside which has the fellowing structural formula:

It has now been found that lincomycin and isomers and analogs thereof can now be synthesized by acylating with a 4-substituted L-proline of the formula:

III

wherein R and R are hydrogen or alkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms and wherein Y is hydrogen, S-alkyl 3,380,992 Patented Apr. 30, 1968 ice of not more than 12 carbon atoms, and -SCH CH OR wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms, to form compounds of the formula:

wherein Z, Y, R, R and R are as given above; removing the radical Z by hydrogenolysis; and, if desired, alkylating the resulting compound (Formula V wherein R is hydrogen) to produce a compound of the formula:

wherein R is alkyl of not more than 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of from three to not more than 8 carbon atoms, or aralkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms and Y, R, R and R are as given above.

Examples of alkyl of not more than 20 carbon atoms are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, and eicosyl and the isomeric forms thereof. Examples of cycloalkyl are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, 2-methylcyclopentyl, 2,3-dimethylcyclobutyl, 4-methylcyclobutyl, and 3-cyclopentylpropyl. Examples of aralkyl are benzyl, phenethyl, a-phenylpropyl, and a-naphthylmethyl. Examples of hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl groups are tertiary-butoxycarbonyl; benzyloxycarbonyl groups of the formula:

wherein X is hydrogen, nitro, methoxy, chloro, or bromo, for example, carbobenzoxy (benzyloxycarbonyl), p-nitrocarbobenzoxy (p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl), p-bromo-, and p-chlorocarbobenzoxy (p-bromo-, and p-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl); and phenyloxycarbonyl groups of the formula:

wherein X is hydrogen, allyl, or alkyl of not more than 4 carbon atoms, such as phenyloxycarbonyl, p-tolyloxycarbonyl, p-ethylphenyloxycarbonyl, and allyloxycarbonyl and the like.

The starting compounds of Formula II are prepared by the following sequence:

The resulting product is a mixture of the cis and trans isomers.

z z I IIB. IIb N N c-oa and. t c -oa R t Trans Cis The above sequence is effected by treating a l-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl 4-keto-L-proline (VI), or otherwise protected 4-keto-L-proline, with a Wittig reagent, usually an alkylidenetriphenylphosphorane (see e.g., Wittig et al., Ber., 87, 1348 (1954); Trippett, Quarterly Reviews, XVII, No. 4, p. 406 (1963)), and hydrogenating the obtained 4 alkylidene-l-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl-L-proline (VII) in the presence of a platinum catalyst to obtain the corresponding 4-alkyl-1-hydrocarbyloxycarbonylproline (II).

In carrying out the process the l-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl-4-keto-L-proline (VI), is added to a freshly prepared Wittig reagent. The Wittig reagents herein used can be generally represented by the following formula:

base such as sodamide, or sodium or potassium hydride, V

or the sodium or potassium metalate of dimethylsulfoxide and the like. For example, the elimination of hydrogen halide from alkyltriphenylphosphonium halide, produces alkylidenetriphenylphosphorane. (The preparation of phosphoranes is discussed in detail'by Trippett, Quart. Rev. XVII, No. 4, p. 406 (1963).) The reaction is generally carried out in an organic solvent, such as benzene, toluene, ether, dimethylsulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, or the like, at temperatures between 10 C. and the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture. The thus-obtained product, a 4- alkylidene-, 4-cycloa1kylidene-, or 4-aralkylidene-l-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl-L-proline (VII), is recovered from the reaction mixture in a conventional manner, generally by extraction from aqueous solutions of the reaction mixture. The crude product can be purified by conventional means, such as recrystallization, chromatography, or formation and recrystallization of easily formed derivatives such as amine salts of the amino acid, e.g., the dicyclohexylamine salt, and the like, and liberating the amino acids from such compounds.

The thus-obtained 4-alkylidene-, 4-cycloa1kylidene, or 4-aralkylidene-l-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl-L-proline (VII) is then hydrogenated in the presence of platinum, which is generally deposited on a carrier for example, carbon or an anion exchange resin like Dowex-l, a cross-linked polystyrene trirnethylbenzylammonium resin. A mixture of the cisand trans-epimers of the 1-hydrocarbyloxycarbonyl-4- substituted-L-proline (11a and 11b) is obtained.

Alternatively, the process can be carried out by a-cylating compound III with compound VIII to form a compound of the formula:

IVa

and then hydrogenating the alkylidene group with a platinum or palladium catalyst. With a platinum catalyst as given above the Z radical is preserved but with a palladium catalyst, e.g., palladium on carbon, hydrogenolysis of the Z group concurrently with saturation of the alkylidene group is obtained.

The starting compounds of Formula III can be obtained in a variety of ways. Methyl 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy-l-thio- D-erythro-a-D-galacto-octopyranoside, also designated as methyl a-thiolin'cosaminide or MTL, is obtained by subjecting lincomycin to hydrazinolysis and ethyl 6-amino- 6,8 dideoxy 1 thio-D-erythro-a-D-galacto-octypyranoside, also known as ethyl a-thiolincosaminide or ETL, is obtained by hydrazinolysis of lincomycin C, an antibiotic obtained when the lincomycin fermentation of US. Patent 3,086,912 is carried out in the presence of ethionine.

The hydrazinolysis advantageous is eifected by heating the antibiotic under reflux with an excess of hydrazine, say

for 20 hours or more. The desired 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy1- thio-D-erythro-a-D-galacto-octopyranoside can be isolated by distilling off the excess hydrazine and crystallizing from a polar solvent such as ethanol.

Other 6 amino 6,8 dideoxy 1 thio-D-erythro-u- D-galacto-octopyranosides can be prepared by the following representative sequences:

Sequence A-l SCHg XIII

XIV

Ac is alkanoyl or aralkanoyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms. Examples are gormyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valeryl, hexanoyl, heptanoyl, octanoyl, nonanoyl, decanoyl, undecanoyl, dodecanoyl, and the isomeric forms thereof, and benzoyl, phenylacetyl, 3-pheny1propionyl, 4 phenylbutyryl, 5-phenylvaleryl and the isomeric forms thereof.

The process is eflected as follows: Methyl a-thiolincosaminide is N acylated, the methyl N-acyl-a-thiolincosaminide (1X) then O-acylated with thiobenzoyl chloride, and the resulting thiobenzoyl ester (X) is bromiuated to form compound XI which on treatment with a base is converted to compound X11. Treatment of compound XII with mild alkali (aq. carbonate-bicarbonate) gives compound X111 which on alkyl-ation with an alkyl halide yields compound XIV. Hydrolysis of the benzoyl and thiobenzoyl groups and hydrazinolysis of the N-acyl group gives compound HIb. In a like manner compounds in which Y is 2-hydroxyethy1 or 2-alkoxyethyl can be prepared by reacting compound XHI with ethylene chlorohydrin or a 2-alkoxyethyl halide.

SEQUENCE A-2 Ac can be :alkanoyl or aralkanol as above or an acyl of the formula:

N or E wherein R, R and Z are as givenabove. R can be alkyl of 2 to not more than 12 carbon atoms, or

wherein R is as given above. The starting glycoside A, which advantageously can be lincomycin, is subjected to mercaptalation with a mercaptan of formula R -SH to 7 form the dithioacetal B which, in turn, is cyclized by heat and/or acid to form the thioglycoside C.

SEQUENCE A-5 Ac and R are as given in Sequence A-2. The starting compound, A, is dissolved in water as a soluble salt, e.g., the hydrochloride, and bromine is added with cooling, advantageously to between about -l0 and 20 C. A satisfactory procedure is to cool the aqueous solution to about 0 C. and the bromine is added dropwise. The stoichiometric amount of bromine is 1 mole for each mole of starting compound, though more or less can be used. Advantageously a slight excess, say from 5 to 20% excess, of bromine is used. The thioglycoside is thus converted to a sugar, F, in which the pyranose form Fa is in equilibrium with the aldose form Fb. This sugar can be isolated if desired but ordinarily this is neither necessary nor desirable. In the presence of acid, e.g, hydrochloric acid or other strong non-oxidizing acid such as ptoluenesulfonic acid, and sulfonic acid type anion exchange resins, the mercaptan R SH reacts with the sugar F to form the thioglycoside G. Effective conversion is obtained by introducing the mercaptan, R SH, into the aqueous solution resulting from the bromination and treating the resulting system, which will ordinarily be a two phase system because of the insolubility of the mercaptan with hydrogen chloride gas or concentrated hydrochloric acid advantageously with cooling to a temperature between about and +20 C. A satisfactory procedure is to cool the reaction mixture to 0 C. and to bubble into it hydrogen chloride gas. It is advantageous, especially with the longer chain mercaptans, to partially solubilize themv by the addition of tetrahydrofuran to the reaction mixture. Advantageously from to parts of tetrahydrofuran for each part of water is used. The temperature of the reaction may be allowed to rise, advantageously not higher than about C., during the addition of hydrogen chloride gas. After cooling to about 25 C., the tetrahydrofuran is removed under vacuum. The reaction mixture can be worked up in the usual way which may include solvent extraction at an acidic pH, solvent extraction at a basic pH, fractional liquid-liquid extractions such as counter current distribution or partition chromatography, crystallization, and the like. Concomitantly some dithioacetal of .Formula -B (Sequence A-2) may be formed which after separation can be cyclized as described above to form more of the desired thioglycoside G.

8 The B-epimers of the above can be prepared by the following representative sequence:

Sequence B alkyl B-thiollncoeaminide alkyl N- gyl-fl-thiolincosaminide Ac and Ac can be alkanoyl or aralkanoyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms as given above.

The process is efiected as follows: treating methyl N- acyl-a-thiolincosaminide (IX) with mercuric chloride in a warm aqueous solution to obtain a mixture of 6- acylamino 6,8 dideoxy D erythro a D-galactooctopyranose or N-acyl on lincosamine (XVa) and N-acyl-fi-lincosamine (XV 18); acylating this mixture with an acylating reagent selected from acyl halides and acid anhydrides to obtain a mixture of N-acyl1,2,3,4,7-penta- O-acyl-aand fl-lincosamine (XVIa and XVIfi); treating compound XVIoc or compound XVIfi or a mixture of compounds XVIa and XVIB with hydrogen bromide in acetic acid to obtain 6-acylamino-2,3,4,7-tetra-O-acyllot-bromo 1,6,8-trideoxy D erythro D galactooctopyranose or N-acyl 2,3,4,7 tetra-o-acyl-la-bromol-deoxylincosamine (XVII); treating compound XVII successively with thiourea, a mixture of potassium carbonate and sodium bisulfite in water ,and an alkyl iodide to obtain alkyl N acyl 2,3,4,7 tetra-O-acyl;8-thiolincosaminide (XVIII); treating compound XVIII with dry ammonia gas in methanol to obtain alkyl N-acyl-fithiolincosaminide (XIX). Hydrazinolysis of compound XIX or of compound XVIII gives the alkyl S-thiolincosaminide (1110). In a like'manner compounds in which Y (Formula III) is Z-hydroxyethylthio or 2-alkoxyethylthio can be prepared by reacting compound XVII with ethylenechlorhydrin or a 2-alkoxyethyl halide.

Compounds of Formula III where Y is hydrogen can be obtained by the following representative sequence:

Sequence C SCH;

The process is carried out as follows: methyl N-acyla-thiolincosaminide (IX) (or methyl N acyl-fi-thiolincosaminide) is treated with acetone in the presence of sulfuric acid to form methyl N-acyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene a thiolincosaminide (XX) which can be desulfurized with Raney nickel in ethanol to 6-acylamino- 3,4 O isopropylidene 1,6,8 trideoxy-D-erythro- D-galacto octopyranose, or N-acyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene 1 deoxylincosamine (XXI). The desulfurization advantageously is achieved by heating under reflux in ethanol with loosely packed Raney nickel for a period of 2 to 24 hours. Thereafter, the catalyst is removed by filtration and the filtrate is evaporated to give a residue which can be purified by conventional means such as recrystallization from organic solvents. The isopropylidene group can be removed by mild acid hydrolysis, e.g., aqueous acetic acid or a dilute mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, to give N-acyl-l-deoxylincosamine (XXII) and the N-acyl by hydrazinolysis to give 1 deoxylincosamine (XIII). Alternatively, the hydrazinolysis can be effected first to give 3,4-O-isopropylidene 1 deoxylincosamine (XXIV). Advantageously, however, the isopropylidene group is removed first.

Starting D-erythro D galactocompounds of Formula III wherein R and/or R is alkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms can be obtained by the following representative sequence:

Sequence D R g-3g- XXVIIIb o XXVIIIc {3 9-- m- -mr--- xxIxb XXIXc like-- can be alkanoyl or aralkanoyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms as given above. R and R; can be dilferent a-lky'ls if compounds XXVIIIa and/or XXVIIIb are alkylated with a dilferent alkylating agent from that used to alkylate compound XXVII. R and R in compound XXVIIIc can thus be different alkyls.

The process is etfe'cted as follows: treating a 6-acylamino 6,8 dideoxy D erythro D galacto octopynanose compound of Formula XXV with dry acetone in the presence of an acid catalyst, for example, sulfuric acid, to give a mixture of compound XXVII and the oxazoline derivative thereof XXVI; hydrolyzing compound XXVI in hot water to convert it to compound XXVII; methylating compound XXVII with an alkyl halide, for example alkyl chlorides, aikyl bromides, or alkyl iodides of not more than 12 carbon atoms, in the presence of a base and separating the three products thus obtained (compound XXVHIa, compound XXVIIIb, and compound XXVHIc); and hydrolyzing the compounds XXVIII under mild hydrolyzing conditions, for example, with 80% aqueous acetic acid or a dilute mineral acid, such as, hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, to eliminate the isopropylidene moiety and treating with hydrazine to remove the N-acyl group to give the compounds XXIX. When Y is 2-hydroxyethylthio in the above sequence or when 2 hydroxyethel 6 amino 6,8 dideoxy 7 0- methyl 1 thio D erythro a D galacto octopyranoside, also known as 2-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestosaminide, obtained by the hydrazinolysis of celesticetin, an antibiotic produced according to US. Patent 2,928,- 844, is used, the Z-hydroxy group will also be alkylated to give a 2-alkoxyethylthio group in which the alkoxy group will contain not more than 12 carbon atoms according to the alkyl halide used to alkyiate. When desired the 2-hydroxythio group can be preserved by protecting it with a trityl group. Thus compounds XXV or XXVII where Y is 2-hydroxyethylthio can be reacted with trityl chloride (tripheny'lmethylchloride) chlorodiphenyl (p methoxyphenyDm'ethane, or chloro bis- (p methoxyphenyl)phenylmethane, to convert Y to a Z-trityloxyethylthio and the trityl group removed by mild hydrolysis, for example with 80% aqueous acetic acid, after the alkylation. The Z-hydroxy group can be aikylated with a different alkyl group.

In carrying out this process 6-acylamino-6,8-dideoxy- D erythro D galacto octopyranose compound of Formula XXV is suspended in dry acetone. An acid catalyst, such as sulfuric acid, p toluenesulfonic acid, 0 toluenesulfonic acid, p ethylbenzenesulfonic acid, or the like, is added to the suspension, with sulfuric acid preferred. The acetone is generally used in large excess, such as a volume of 20 to 200 times the amount of compound XXV. The acid catalyst is used in a quantity between 0.25 and 5% by weight with respect to the acetone. The reaction can be carried out between C. and the reflux temperature of the solution, but is generally carried out at room temperature. The reaction time is between minutes and 6 hours, depending on the temperature, after which the reaction mixture is neutralized to terminate the reaction. The inorganic salts precipitated by the neutralization are removed by filtration, and the filtrate is evaporated to give a mixture containing crystalline solids. This mixture is separated with water into a water-soluble and water-insoluble fraction; the water-soluble material is compound XXVII; the insoluble fraction is the oxazoline derivative thereof (XXVI).

The water-insoluble oxazoline derivative (XXVI) can be converted to compound )OCVII by heating with water. After this hydrolysis is complete, the product is obtained by evaporating the solution until crystallization occurs.

The alkylation of compound XXVII is performed with an alkyl halide, preferably an alkyl chloride, bromide or iodide, in the presence of a strong base. As alkylating agents, methyl iodide, methyl bromide, ethyl iodide, ethyl bromide, and propyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl chlorides, bromides and iodides and any of the branched-chain alkyl chlorides, bromides or iodides having up to 12 carbon atoms can be used. As a base, alkoxides, such as sodium methoxide, potassium methoxide, potassium isopropoxide, potassium tert-butoxide, sodium tert-butoxide, and sodamide and the like can be used. The alkylation can be performed at a temperature between 0 and 50 C. using inert solvents such as benzene, toluene, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, nad the like. After the reaction is terminated (usually between /2 hour and 3 hours) the reaction mixture is filtered to remove solids, such as sodium or potassium chloride, bromide or iodide, and the filtrate is evaporated in vacuo to a syrupy residue. The three products therein, namely compound XXVIIIa, compound XXVIIIb, and compound XXVIIIc, are separated by conventional methods, for example, by chromatography or by countercurrent distribution. The removal of the N-acyl and isopropylidene groups is effected as described above for sequence C. It will be understood that 2-O and 7-O-, and 2,7-di-O-alky1ates according to Formulas XXIXa, XXIXb, and XXIXc can be used in sequences A, B, and C to give the 2-0, 7-0, and 2,7-di-O-alkylates of compounds produced in these sequences.

The 7-O-epimers of the compounds III, i.e., the 6- amino-6,8-dideoxy-L-threo-D-galacto-octopyranose compounds, can be obtained by using as the starting compound epi MTL (methyl 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy-l-thio-L- threo-a-D-galacto-octopyranoside) having the formula:

H CH:

The epi-MTL can be prepared by the following representative sequence:

Ac can be alkanoyl or aralkanoyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms as given above or trans-4-propyl-l-methyl- L-prolyl in which case IX is lincomycin (I) and XXXII is epilincomycin[methyl] 6-(trans 4 propyl-l-rnethyl-L-Z- pyrrolidinecarboximido)-6,8-dideoxy-l-thi L threo-a- D-galacto-octopyranoside Alternatively the above sequence can be applied to any of the 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy-D-erythro-D-galacto-octopyranose compound of Formula III (or N-acylates thereof) disclosed above.

In carrying out the process the starting compound is an N-acyl derivative of a 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy-D-erythro- D-galacto-octopyranose compound of Formula III which advantageously is lincomycin. Thus in an illustrative procedure lincomycin (I) is reacted with acetone to form the 3,4-O-isopropylidene derivative XXa by the procedure described above for sequences C and D. As the starting compound is lincomycin formation of the oxazoline XXVI is minimized. The 3,4-O-isopr0pylidene-lincomycin, XXa, is then oxidized with chromic acid to form the 7-dehydro derivative, XXX, which in turn is reduced with borohydride to a mixture of 3,4-O-isopropylidene-lincomycin and 3,4-O-isopropy1idene-epilincomycin (XXXI). The two epirners can be separated by fractional liquid-liquid extraction, for example, countercurrent distribution or partition chromatography, or by adsorption or gradient chromatography, or the mixture can be converted to a mixture of lincomycin (I) and epilincomycin (XXXII) and the two epimers then separated by like procedures. Removal of the 3,4-Oisopropylidene group can be eifected by mild hydrolysis as described above for sequence C, to give epilincomycin (XXXII) which in turn can be deacylated with hydrazine as described above to form the desired methyl epi-ix-thiolincosaminide (methyl 6-amino-6,8-dideoxy-1-thio-L-threo-u-D-galacto-octopyranoside) or the hydrazinolysis can be effected first and the removal of the isopropylidene group last as described for sequence C.

Removal of the protective group Z in compounds of Formula IV is effected by hydrogenolysis using a palladium catalyst. The palladium is usually deposited on a carrier, for example, carbon. Any of the conventional methods of hydrogenolysis can be used.

The proline nitrogen in compounds of Formula V where R; is hydrogen can be alkylated with an alkyl halide, for example, an alkyl iodide. Milder conditions than those given above for alkylating the 2-0 and 7-O-positions are used. Thus the N-alkylation can be eifected Without a strong base and at room temperature or at most with mild heating, say, to not more than 50 C. or so. Advantageously the alkylation is efiected by reacting the compound with an oxo (an aldehyde or a ketone) and hydrogenating the resulting adduct. The hydrogenation can be effected With palladium or platinum as the catalyst or any hydrogenating catalyst effective to saturate an olefinic double bond. Suitable oxo compounds have the formula: R R CO Where R R C is alkylidene of not more than 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkylidene of from 3 to not more than 8 carbon atoms, or aralkylidene of not more than 12 carbon atoms. Examples are formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde, acetone, isobutyl methyl ketone, benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, hydrocinnamaldehyde, acetophenone, propiophenone, butyrophenone, 3-methyl-4-phenyl-Z-butanone, 2-rnethyl-5-phenyl-3-pentanone, 3-cyclopentanepropionaldehyde, cyclohexaneacetaldehyde, cycloheptauecarboxaldehyde, 2,2-dimethy1cyclopropylacetaldehyde, 2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl methyl ketone, cyclopentyl methyl ketone, cyclobutyl methyl ketone, cyclobutanone, cyclohexanone, 4-methylcyclohexanone, and the like.

The cis and trans epimers can be separated by partition or gradient chromatography. The separation can be effected most advantageously at the stage represented by Formulas IV or V. The respective epimers can also be formed by starting with the trans or cis forms of the 4-substituted- L-prolines (Formulas Ha and 11b).

Various acid-addition salts of the free base form of the compounds of Formula V wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aralkyl as given above, can be made by neutralizing the free base with the appropriate acid to below about pH 7.0, and advantageously to about pH 2 to pH 6. Suitable acids for this purpose include hydrochloric,

sulfuric,

phosphoric, thiocyanic,

fluosilicic, hexafiuoroarsenic, hexafluorophosphoric, acetic,

succinic,

citric,

lactic,

maleic,

fumaric,

pamoic,

cholic,

palmitic,

mucic,

camphoric,

glutaric,

glycolic,

phthalic,

tartaric,

lauric,

stearic,

salicylic, 3-phenylsalicy1ic, 5-phenylsalicylic, 3-methylglutaric, orthosulfobenzoic, cyclohexanesulfamic, cyclopentanepropionic, 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic, 4-cyclohexenecarboxylic, octadecenylsuccinic, octenylsuccinic, methanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, helianthie,

Reineckes, dimethyldiethiocarbamic, cyclohexylsulfamic, hexadecylsulfamic, octadecylsulfamic, sorbic, mouochlor-oacetic, undecylenic, 4-hydroxyazobenzene-4-sultonic, octyldecylsulfuric, picric,

benzoic,

cinnamic, and

like acids.

The acid-addition salts can be used for the same purposes as the free base or they can be employed to upgrade the same. For example, the free base can be converted to an insoluble salt, such as the picrate, which can be subjected to purification procedures, for example, solvent extractions and washings, chromatography, fractional liquid-liquid extractions, and crystallization and then used to regenerate the free base form by treatment with alkali or to make a different salt by metathesis. Or the free base can be converted to a water-soluble salt, such as the hydrochloride or sulfate, and the aqueous solution of the salt extracted with various water-immiscible solvents before regenerating the free base form by treatment of the thus-extracted acid solution or converted to another salt by metathesis.

The compounds of Formula V where R is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aralkyl as given above, can be used as a buffer or as an antacid. The compounds of Formulas IV and V react with isocyanates to form urethanes and can be used to modify polyurethane resins. The long chain compounds, i.e., where R is alkyl of from 8 carbon atoms up, have surface active properties and can be used as wetting and emulsifying agents. The thiocyanic acid addition salt when condensed with formaldehyde forms resinous materials useful as pickling inhibitors according to US. Patents 2,425,320 and 2,606,155. The free bases also make good vehicles for toxic acids. For example, the fluosilicic acid addition salts are useful as mothproofing agents according to U.S. Patents 1,915,334 and 2,075,359 and the hexafiu-oroarsenic acid and hexafluorophosphoric acid addition salts are useful as parasiticides according to US. Patents 3,122,536 and 3,122,552.

The close analogues of lincomycin, i.e., where RH- is trans-alkyl of not more than 6 carbon atoms; R is methyl or ethyl; and Y is u-alkylthio of not more than 6 carbon atoms, have antibacterial properties comparable to lincomycin and can be used for the same purposes as lincomycin. The other analogues and isomers have similar antibacterial properties but to a lesser degree and can be used for the same purposes as lincomycin where larger amounts are not objectionable.

The following examples are illustrative of the process and products of the present invention but are not to be construed as limiting. The parts and percentages are by weight and the solvent ratios are by volume unless otherwise specified.

SCH:

(A) 4-alkylidene-1carbobenzoxyl-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof (A-l) 4-butylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof: Sodium hydride (19 g.) as a 53% suspension in mineral oil was warmed with 350 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide at a temperature of 7075 C. until the reaction was complete (about 30 minutes) After cooling to 32 C., 16.2 g. of butyltriphenylphosphonium bromide Was added, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour to insure complete reaction. A solution of 26 g. of 4-keto-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline in 100 ml. of dimethylsulfoxide Was added, and the resulting mixture was heated at 70 C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 25 C. and 1 liter of 2.5 aqueous potassium bicarbonate added. This mixture was Washed twice with 700 ml. portions of etherand the ether was discarded after back extracting with 150 ml. of 2.5% aqueous potassium bicarbonate. The bicarbonate solutions wer combined and acidified with 4 N hydrochloric acid. The acidified mixture was extracted with four SOO-ml. portions of ether. The combined ether extracts were washed successively with 250 ml. of water, three 250-ml. portions of 16 saturated aqueous sodium bisulfite, and 250 ml. of water, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent under vacuum gave 24 g. of an oily residue which was 4-butylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline.

This residue was dissolved in 31 ml. of acetonitrile and treated with 18 ml. of dicyclohexylamine and refrigerated. The crystals Were collected, washed with acetoni trile and dried in vacuo giving 21 g. (46.8%) of the crystalline dicyclohexylamine salt melting at 136l40 C. After two recrystallizations from acetonitrile, an analytical sample was obtained which melted at l42144 C. and had a rotation of [M 4 (c.=0.99, CHCl Analysis.Calcd. for O l-1 N 0 C, 71.86; H, 9.15; N, 5.78. Found: C, 71.69; H, 9.30; N, 5.74.

Ten grams of the dicyclohexylamine salt of 4-butylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline was shaken with ether and excess 5% aqueous potassium hydroxide until no solid remained. The layers were separated and each one was backwashed. The aqueous alkaline layer was combined with the backwash from the ether layer and acidified with 4 N hydrochloric acid. The mixture was repeatedly extracted with ether and the ether extracts were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated in vacuo to give 6.3 g. (93%) of 4-butylidene-1-carbobenZoxy-L-p-roline as an oil.

(A-2) 4-pentylidene-1carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof: Following the procedure of Part A1 substituting the butyltriphenylphosphoniurn bromide by pentyltriphenylphosphonium bromide, 4-pentylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof were obtained. The free acid was an oil but the dicyclohexylamine salt after recrystallization from acetonitrile had a melting point of 124128 C., an optical rotation of [ab 6" (c. 0.762, CHCl and the following analysis:

Calcd. fol C3QH46N204: C, H, N, 5.62. Found: C, 72.38; H, 9.52; N, 5.97.

(A3) 4-hexylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof: Following the procedure of Part A-l substituting the butyltriphenylphosphonium bromide by hexyltriphenylphosphonium bromide, 4-hexylidene-lcarbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof were obtained. The free acid was an oil but the dicyclohexylamine salt after recrystallization from acetonitrile had a melting point of 109-111 C., an optical rotation of [oc] 7 (c. 0.941, CHCl and the following analysis:

Calcd. for C H N O C, 72.62; H, 9.44; N, 5.46. Found: C, 72.70; H, 9.43; N, 5.71.

(A-4) 4-octylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof: Following the procedure of Part A-1 substituting the butyltriphenylphosphonium bromide by octyltriphenylphosphonium bromide, 4-octylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline and the dicyclohexylamine salt thereof were obtained. The free acid was an oil but the dicyclohexylamine salt after recrystallization from acetonitrile had a melting point of 113-118 C., an optical rotation of [ab 11 (c. 1.020, CHCI and the following analysis:

Calcd. for C H N O C, 73.29; H, 9.69; N, 5.18.

Found: C, 73.32; H, 10.06; N, 5.28.

(B) 4-alkyl-I -carbobenzoyl-L-proline proline.

(B2) 4-pentyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline: Hydrogenatron of the oily free acid from Part A-2 by the Proce- (lure of Part B-l gave 4-pentyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline as an oil.

(B3) 4-hexyl'l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline: Hydrogenation of the oily free acid from Part A-3 by the procedure of Part B-l gave 4-hexyl-1-carbobenzoxy-L-proline as an oil.

(B-4) 4-octyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline: Hydrogenation of the oily free acid from Part A-4 by the procedure of Part B1 gave 4-octyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline as an oil.

(C) Methyl 6-amin0-6,8-(lide0xy-1-thi0-D-erythr0-u-D- galrzcto-octopyranoside (methyl a-rhiolincosnmizzide) A solution of 40 g. of lincomycin (US. Patent 3,086,912) in 20 ml. of hydrazine hydrate (98-l00%) was refluxed for 21 hours; excess hydrazine hydrate was then removed in vacuo under nitrogen at steam bath temperature, leaving a residue. The residue, a pasty mass of crystals, was cooled, acetonitrile was added, and the mixture was stirred until the crystals were suspended. The crystals were collected on a filter, washed with acetonitrile and with ether. The yield of white, crystalline methyl a-thiolincosaminide after drying in vacuo at room temperature was 21 g. (84%). Recrystallization was accomplished by dissolving methyl a-thiolincosaminide in hot dimethylfonnamide and adding an equal volume of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether.

Methyl a-thiolincosaminide has a melting point of 225 228 C., an optical rotation of [a] -l276 (c.=.768, water) and a pKa of 7.45.

Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 42.7; H, 7.56; N, 5.53; S, 12.66. Found: C, 42.6; H, 7.49; N, 5.75; S, 12.38.

(D) ll/lethyl N-(4-alkyl-I-carb0benzoxy-L-prolyl)- -t/lilincoraminide lincosami nide MTL Q COOH COMTL for 15 min. A solution of 6.2 g. of methyl u-thiolincosaminide (MTL) from Part B in 85 ml. of water was added, and the reaction mixture was stirred at 0 C. for 0.5 hr. and at 25 C. for 1 hr. The reaction product was then filtered and dried yielding 4.57 g. (37.7%) of methyl N (4-butyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-:x-thiolincosaminide. The mother liquor was concentrated under vacuum and an additional 4.25 g. (35.2%) of product recovered. Recrystallization from acetonitrile produced crystals of methyl N-(4-butyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)- cc-thlOliI'lCOSflIHll'lidE melting at 194-196 C. A second recrystallization from acetonitrile afforded an analytical sample, M.P. l97.5200 C., [111 +lll (c.=0.98, MeOH).

Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 57.75; H, 7.46; N, 5.13; S, 5.93. Found: C, 57.58; H, 7.16; N, 5.50; S, 6.07.

(D-2) Methyl N-(4-pentyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)- a-thiolincosaminide: Following the procedure of Part D1 substituting the 4-butyl-1carbobenzoxy-L-proline by 4- pentyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline (the oil of Part B2), there was obtained methyl N-(4-pentyl-1-carbobenzoxy- L-prolyl)-athiolincosaminide having a melting point of 191193 C., an optical rotation of [a1 +108 (c.=0.722, MeOH) and the following analysis:

Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 58.46; H, 7.63; N, :05. Found: C, 58.32; H, 7.52; N, 4.95.

(D3) Methyl N-(4-hexyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)- a-thiolincosaminide: Following the procedure of Part D-l substituting the 4-butyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline by 4-hexyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline (the oil of Part B-3), there was obtained methyl N-(4-hexyl-1-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide having a melting point of 176-180 C., an optical rotation of [011 +103 (c.=0.951, methanol), and the following analysis:

Calcd. for M H N O S: C, 59.13; H, 7.80; N, 4.93; S, 5.64. Found: C, 59.16; H, 7.46; N, 5.09; S, 5.96.

(D4) Methyl N-(4-octyl-1-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl-athiolincosaminide: Following the procedure of Part D-l substituting the 4-butyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline by 4- octyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline (the oil of Part B-4), there was obtained methyl N-(4-octyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L- prolyl-a-thiolincosaminide having a melting point of 181 202 C., an optical rotation of [at] +99 (c.=1.083, methanol), and the following analysis:

Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 60.38; H, 8.11; N, 4.70; S, 5.37. Found: C, 60.35; H, 8.08; N, 4.73.

(E) Methyl N- (4-alkyl-L-pr0lyl) -oc-l/li0lillCOS(lITl[Hide hydrochloride corm.

(E1) Methyl N- (4butyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: A solution of 7.8 g. of methyl N(4 butyl 1 carbobenzoxy L prolyl) a thiolincosaminide from Part D in 200 ml. of methanol was shaken over 2 g. of 10% palladium on carbon under lbs. of hydrogen pressure for 17 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solution concentrated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in a mixture of 20 ml. of acetone and 20 ml. of Water and acidified with 6 N hydrochloric acid. Dilution with 4 volumes of acetone precipitated methyl N-(4-butyl-L-p-rolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride which was collected by filtration and dried. The crystals, dried at C. under vacuum, Weighed 4.7 g. and melted at 188194 C. The analytical sample obtained by recrystallization from acetone melted at 197199 C. and gave [06]}; (water, c.=0.89).

Analysis-Calcd. for C H N O SHCl: C, 48.80; H, 7.96; N, 6.32; S, 7.24. Found (corrected for 5.54% water): C, 48.58; H, 8.19; N, 6.04; S, 7.36.

This material possesses 8% of the antibacterial activity of lincomycin by S. Imea assay.

(IE-2) Methyl N-(4-penty1-L-prolyl)-u-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Hydrogenolysis of methyl N-(4-pentyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide by the procedure of Part E1 gave methyl N-(4-pentyl-L prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 2122l4 C., an optical rotation of [ad +l41 (c.=0.968, H 0), and the following analysis:

Calcd. for C H N O SCl: C, 49.93; H, 8.16; N, 6.13; S, 7.02. Found: C, 50.22; H, 7.96; N, 6.09 S, 7.18 (corrected for 5.43% H O).

(E3) Methyl N-(4-hexyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Hydrogenolysis of methyl N-(4-hexyl-1- carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide by the procedure of Part E1 gave methyl N-(4-hexyl-L-prolyl) -a-thi0- lincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of l97209 C. (dec.) and an optical rotation of [a] +134 (c.=0.875, H O).

Calcd. for C H N O SCI: C, 50.99; H, 8.35; N, 5.95. Found: C, 50.32; H, 8.07; N, 6.81 (corrected for 5.62% water).

(E-4) Methyl N-(4-octyl-L-prolyl)-a-thi0lincosaminide hydrochloride: Hydrogenolysis of methyl N-(4-octyl- 1 carbobenzoxy L-prolyl)- x-thiolincosaminide by the COMTL HR N .HCl t l CONT" COMTL HR HR (F-l) Methyl N-(4-butyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)-u-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: A solution of 2.0 g. of methyl N-(4-butyl-L-prolyl)-or-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride from Part E and 2.0 ml. of 37% formalin in 150 ml. of methanol was shaken over 500 mg. of 10% palladium on carbon under 40 lbs. of hydrogen pressure for 3.5 hrs. Removal of the catalyst by filtration and the solvent by distillation in vacuo yielded partially crystalline methyl N-(4-butyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)-rz-thiolincos aminide hydrochloride which was found by TLC (thin layer chromatography) on silica gel using a mixture of ethyl acetate, acetone, water (824:1) for elution and KMnO, solution for detection to consist chiefly of two materials, the cis and trans epimers of methyl N-(4-butyll-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride in a ratio of about 3 to 2.

Separation of the cis and trans forms by chromatography.-The methyl N (4-butyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)qrthiolincosaminide hydrochloride from Part F-l was dissolved in a mixture of methanol and methylene chloride (1:1) and 1.5 ml. of triethylamine added. To this solution Was added 7 g. of silica gel and the solvent evaporated under vacuum leaving the antibiotic deposited on the silica gel which was sifted on top of a chromatographic column of 200 grams of silica gel packed with a solvent mixture consisting of ethyl acetate, acetone, water in a ratio of 8:4:1. The column was developed with the same solvent and 20 ml. portions were collected. TLC of each fraction as described above showed that fractions 31-38, 310 mg, were essentially pure trans epimer and that fractions 49-74, 32 mg, were esentially pure cis epimer. Fractions 39-48 consisted of a mixture of epimers which could be further separated by repeated chromatography. Each epimer was dissolved in a few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid and the hydrochloride precipitated by addition of acetone. In this manner, there was obtained 50 mg. of methyl N- (trans-4-butyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl -oc-th10liI1COS- aminide hydrochloride, M.P. 135-137, and about 150 mg. of methyl N- (cis-4-butyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolinc0saminide hydrochloride softening at 105 C. with further melting at 175-185 C.

The trans epimer recrystallizedfrom the same solvent melted at 139-141 C. and had the following analysis:

Calcd. for C19H36N206S'HC1Z C, 49.93; H, 8.16; N, 6.13; S, 7.02. Found (corrected for 4.07% H O): C, 48.81; H, 8.54; N, 6.49; S, 6.67.

Similarly recrystallization of the cis epimer gave a product, softening at 108 C. and further melting at about 189 C. (solvated) which had the following analysis:

Found (corrected for 4.95% Water): C, 50.27; H, 9.00; N, 6.05; S, 6.65.

The trans epimer was about 2.2 times as active as lincomycin by S. lutea assay, about 2 times as active by the broth dilution assay, and 2.5 times as active in mice infected with S. azu-eus.

The cis epimer was about /2 to as active as the trans epimer, being about equal to lincomycin.

(F-2) Methyl N (pentyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)- x-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Reductive methylation of methyl N-(4-pentyl-L-prolyl)-rx-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride by the procedure of Part F-l gave methyl N-(4- pentyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thioli.ncosaminide hydrochloride as a mixture of the cis and trans isomers which on partition chromatography by the procedure of Part F-l gave methyl N-(trans-4-pentyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)methiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 188-191 C., and methyl N (cis-4-pentyl-l-methyl-L- prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 189-193 C. (sinter C.). The trans isomer assayed about 2 to 4 times the antibacterial activity of lincomycin, the cis isomer about 1 to 2 times.

(F-3) Methyl N-(4-hexyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Reductive methylation of methyl N-(4-hexyl-L-prolyl)-u-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride and chromatographic separation of the isomers by the procedure of Part F-l gave methyl N-(trans-4- hexyl-L-prolyl)-rx-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 93-104 C. (dec.) and methyl N (cis-4-hexyl-L-prolyl)-x-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 92102 C. (dec.). The trans isomer assayed about 2 to 4 times the antibacterial activity of lincomycin, the cis isomer about 1 to 2 times.

(F-4) Methyl N-(4-octyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thi0lincosaminide hydrochloride: Reductive methylation of methyl N-(4-octyl-L-prolyl)-tx-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride and chromatographic separation of the isomers by the procedure of Part F-l gave methylN-(trans-4- octyl l-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride having a melting point of 97-100 C. (dec.) and methyl N (cis-4-octyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride.

(G) M'ethyl N-(4-alkyl-I-etl1yI-L-pr0lyl)-a-tlliolincosaminide hydrochloride H Cal-i5 l I HCl COMTL HR COMTL (G-l) Methyl N-(4-butyl 1 ethyl-L-prolyD-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: A mixture of 2.0 g. of methyl N-(4-butyl-L-prolyl)-u-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride 1.5 ml. of acetaldehyde, and mg. of 10% palladium on carbon in 150 ml. of methanol was shaken under 35 lbs. of hydrogen pressure for 5.5 hrs. The catalyst was removed by filtration to give a residue consisting chiefly of the cis and trans epimers of methyl N-(4- butyl-l-ethyl-L-prolyl) 0c thiolincosaminide hydrochloride.

Separation of epimers.-As described in Part F-l, the mixture of epimers of Part G-l (2 g. was chromatographed over 200 g. of silica gel using for elution a solvent system of ethyl acetate, acetone, water (8:4:1). Fractions 33-42 which by TLC Were found to be pure trans epimer were combined, and fractions 49-64 which were essentially pure cis epimer were also combined. Fractions 43-48 Were a mixture of the epimers which could be purified by rechromatography. Each epimer was dissolved in a few crops of dilute hydrochloride acid and the crystalline hydrochloride precipitated on dilution with a large volume of ether.

The crude trans epimer fraction of 415 mg. gave 340 mg. (15.4%) of crystalline methyl N-(trans-4-butyl-1-ethyl-L-prolyl)-c-thiolinc0saminide hydrochloride, M.P. 144-151 C. Recrystallization from dilute acetone raised the M.P. to 148-151" C.

The cis epimer fraction of 645 mg. afforded 300 mg. (14.1%) of crystalline methyl N-(cis-4-butyl-1-ethy1-L- prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride, M.P. 135- 139 C. When recrystallized from dilute acetone, the melting point was 134-138" C.

The trans epimer showed about l-l.2 times the activity 21 of linocomycin by the S. [urea assay, 2-4 times the activity of lincomycin against gram-positive organisms, and 8 times or more the activity of lincomycin against gramnegative organisms. In mice against S. aureus the trans epimer was about 2 times as active as lincomycin. The cis epimer was about /2 as active as the trans epimer.

(G2) Methyl N-(4-pentyl-l-ethyl-L-prolyl) a thiolcosaminide hydrochloride: Reductive ethylation and separation by the procedure of Part G-l gave the cis and trans epimers as the free bases and hydrochlorides. The solvated trans hydrochloride (crystallized from aqueous acetone) had a melting point of 90-95 C. (dec.).

(G3) Methyl N-(4-hexyl-l-ethyl-L-prolyl) t thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Reductive ethylation and separation by the procedure of Part G1 gave the cis and trans epimers as the free bases and the hydrochlorides. The trans hydrochloride had a melting point of 102121 C. (dec.) and the cis hydrochloride a melting point of 93 106 C. (dec.).

(G4) Methyl N-(4-octyl-l-ethyl-L-prolyl) 0c thiolincosaminide hydrochloride: Reduction ethylation and separation by the procedure of Part G1 gave the cis and trans epimers as the free base and the hydrochlorides. The hydrochlorides were solids but non-crystalline.

By substituting the alkyltriphenyl phosphonium bromides of Part A in the above example by other substituted triphenylphosphonium bromides where the substituent is methyl, ethyl, propyl, heptyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, and dodecyl, and the isomeric forms thereof, as well as the isomeric forms of butyl, pentyl, and hexyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, 2-cyclopropylethyl, 3-cyclohexylproplyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, and l-naphthylmethyl, the corresponding methyl N-(cisand trans-4-alkyl-, 4-cycloalkyl-, and 4-aralkyl-l-carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminides, the corresponding methyl N-(cis and trans- 4 alkyl-, 4 cycloalkyl-, and 4-ara1kyl-L-prolyl)- x-thiolincosaminides; the corresponding methyl N-(cisand trans-4-alkyl-, 4-cycloalkyl-, and 4-aralky1-l-methyl-L- propyl)-a-thiolincosaminides and the corresponding methyl N-(cis and trans-4-alkyl-, 4-cycloalkyl-, and 4-aralkyll-ethyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminides are obtained. For example, when propyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and formalin are used lincomycin and allolincomycin (the cis-epimer) are obtained both of which are active antibiotics. By substituting the formalin 0r acetaldehyde by other oxo compounds of the formula R R CO, for example, propionaldehyde, acetone, butyraldehyde, isobutyl methyl ketone. benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, hydrocinnamaldehyde, acetophenone, propiophenone, butyrophenone, 3-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanone, Z-methyl-S-phenyl-3-pentanone, 3 cyclopentanepropionaldehyde, cyclohexaneacetaldehyde, cycloheptanecarboxaldehyde, 2,2-dimethylcyclopropaneacetaldehyde, 2,2 dimethylcyclopropyl methyl ketone, cyclopentyl mehyl ketone, cyclobutyl methyl ketone, cyclobutanone, cyclohexanone, and 4- methylcyclohexanoue, the corresponding methyl N-(cis and trans-4-alkyl-, 4 cycloalkyl-, and 4 aralkyl-l- R R CH-L-prolyl)-a-thi0lincosaminides where R R CH is propyl, isopropyl, butyl, 4-n1ethyl-2-pentyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, l-phenylethyl, l-phenylpropyl, l-phenylbutyl, 3-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butyl, 2 methyl-- phenyl-3-pentyl, 3-cyclopentylpropyl, Z-cyclohexylethyl, cycloheptylmethyl, 2-(2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)ethyl, 1- (2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)ethyl, l-cyclopentylethyl, 1- cyclobutylethyl, cyclobutyl, cyclohexyl, and 4-methylcyclohexyl are obtained. For example, when ethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and acetaldehyde are used, the antibiotically active methyl 6-(trans-4-ethyl-L-2pyrrolidinecarboxamido) 6,8 dldCOXY-l-llillO-D-Cl'YthIO-oc- D-galacto-octopyranoside, methyl 6-(trans 4 ethyl-lethyl-L-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-6,8-dideoxy-l-thio D- erythro-a-D-galactooctopyranoside and the cis forms thereof are obtained.

By substituting the methyl a-thiolincosaminide by other 22 ot-thiolincosaminides or by ,B-thiolincosaminides or generally by other 6,8-dideoxy-6-amino-D-erythroand L- threo-Dgalacto-octopyranose compounds of Formula III, examples of which are given hereinafter, the corresponding amides of Formulas 1V and V are obtained.

EXAMPLE 2.PRE'PARATION OF ALLOLINCOMYCIN (A) 4-propylidene-1 -carbobenzoxy-L-proline Sodium hydride (3.8 g.) was warmed with ml. of dimethyl sulfoxide at a temperature of 70-75" C. until the reaction was complete. After cooling to 20 C., 30.8 g. of propyltriphenylphosphonium bromide was added, and the resulting red solution was stirred for 30 minutes to insure complete reaction. A solution of 5.2 g. of 4-keto-1- carbobenzoxy-L-proline in 15 ml. of dimethyl sulfoxide was added over a period of 15 minutes, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes at 26 C. and then at 70 C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled, 100 ml. of 5% aqueous potassium bicarbonate and 100 ml. of Water added, and filtered. The filtrate was washed twice with 150 ml. portions of ether and the ether was discarded after 'back extracting with bicarbonate. The bicarbonate solutions were combined, diluted with 200 ml. of water, and acidified with 4 N hydrochloric acid. The acidified mixture was extracted with three 200-ml. portions of ether. The combined ether extracts were washed with three SO-ml. portions of saturated aqueous sodium bisulfite, then with water and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Evaporation of the solvent gave 5.7 g. of a solid residue which was 4-propylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L- proline.

This residue was dissolved in 18 ml. of acetonitrile and treated with 2.8 ml. of dicyclohexylamine. The crystalline dicyclohexylamine salt, 5.2 g. (55% yield), melted at 154-l57 C After three recrystallizations from acetonL trile, an analytical sample was obtained which melted at 164-166 C. and had a rotation of [@1 8 (c.=0.3898, CHCI Calcd. for C H N O C, 71.45; H, 9.00; N, 5.95. Found: C, 71.77; H, 9.39; N, 5.1.

Eight grams (17 mmoles) of the dicyclohexylamine salt of 4 propylidene 1 carbobenzoxy L proline was shaken with excess 1.5 N sodium hydroxide solution and ether until solution was complete. The layers were separated and each one was backwashed. The aqueous alkaline layer was combined with the backwash from the ether layer and acidified with 4 N hydrochloric acid. The mixture was extracted with ether and the ether extracts were combined and evaporated to give 4.8 g. (97.8%) of 4-propylidene-1-carbobenzoxy-L-proline as an oil.

Z l N COMTL 3H6 a e To a solution of 2.25 g. of 4-propylidene-l-carbobenzoxy-L-proline from Part A and 1.40 ml. of triethylamine in ml. of distilled acetonitrile cooled to 0 there was added 1.08 ml. of isobutyl chloroformate in 1 ml. of acetonitrile. The mixture was stirred at 0 5) for 15 min. A solution of 2.92 g. of methyl u-thiolincosaminide (MTL) in ml. of water was added rapidly. The resulting solution was stirred at 0 for 1 hr., the cooling bath removed and stirring continued for another hour. The acetonitrile was removed by distillation under vacuum, leaving a partially crystalline residue. The mixture was cooled to 10 and filtered and the product was dried at 55 under vacuum to yield 2.3 g. of crystalline methyl N (4 propylidene 1 carbobenzoxy L prolyl) a- 23 thiolincosaminide, M.P. 178186 C. Two recrystallizations from moist ethyl acetate afforded an analytical sample, M.P. 180-187 C., [M +137 (MeOH, c.=0.92).

Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 57.23; H, 6.92; N, 5.32; S, 6.11. Found: C, 57.24; H, 7.22; N, 5.18; S, 6.16.

(C) Methyl 4-(4-pr0pyLL-pr0lyl)-a-zt zioliizcosaminide hydrochloride .1 #7 v CDMTL 'COMTL A solution of 100 mg. of methyl N-(4-pr0 ylidene-lcarbobenzoxy-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide from Part C in 50 ml. of methanol was shaken over 100 mg. of 7% platinum on Dowex1 under 40 lbs. of hydrogen pressure for 3 hours. There was then added 100 mg. of 10% palladium on charcoal and the reaction mixture was shaken under 40 lbs. pressure for another 3 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in 0.1 ml. of 0.5 N hydrochloric acid. Dilution with 15.0 ml. of acetone precipitated methyl N-(4-propyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride which was collected by filtration. The crystals, dried at 55 C. under vacuum, weighed 20 mg. and melted at 181l88 C. The product contained about 4 parts of the cis isomer for each part of the trans isomer.

(D) Methyl N-(4-propyl-1-methyl-L-prolyl)-uthiolincosaminide hydrochloride H CH HC] 3 H61 r N =5 COMTL COMTL C H1 Cali:

A solution of 100 mg. of methyl N-(4-propyl- L-prolyl)-a-thio]incosaminide hydrochloride from Part C and 0.2 ml. of formalin in 50 ml. of methanol was shaken over 100 mg. of 10% palladium on carbon under 40 lbs. of hydrogen pressure for 5 hours. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent was removed in vacuo. The residue showed 2 spots on TLC (thin layer chromatography), one being lincomycin hydrochloride, the other being alloliucornyein hydrochloride.

(E) Separation of the cis and trans forms by chromatography One gram of methyl N-(4-propyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)- a-thiolincosaminide hydrochloride from Part D is dissolved in -20 ml. of methylene chloride containing 0.5 ml. of triethylamine and 2 g. of silica gel for chromatography added. The solvent is evaporated under vacuum leaving the antibiotic deposited on the free-flowing silica gel. One hundred grams of silica gel is slurried with 80% aqueous acetone and poured in a chromatographic column. The solvent is drained down to the level of the gel. The sample of compound deposited on silica gel is dusted on top of the column followed by a layer of sand. The column is eluted with 80% aqueous acetone and fractions of ml. are collected. A sample of each is evaporated to dryness and assayed by TLC on silica gel using 80% aqueous acetone as the eluting solvent. The antibiotic is detected by spraying with alkaline permanganate solution. The fractions containing the desired products are combined, evaporated to dryness, and the antibiotic crystallized as the hydrochloride by dissolving in excess dilute hydrochloric acid and diluting with acetone. The trans isomer is eluted first followed by a mixture of cis and trans isomers and finally pure cis isomer. The mixture may be rechromatographed as 24- above. The cis isomer, allolincomycin hydrochloride had a melting point of l47150 C., an [ab +110 (H 0), and the following elemental analysis:

Calculated for C H N O SHCl: C, 48.80; H, 7.96; N, 6.32. Found (corrected for 9.47% H O): C, 49.15; H, 7.80; N, 6.39.

By substituting the propyltriphenylphosphonium bromide of Part A in the above example by other substituted triphenylphosphonium bromides Where the substituent is butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, and dodecyl and the isomeric forms thereof as well as methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, 2-cyclopropylethyl, 3-cyclohexylpropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 3- phenylpropyl, an a-naphthylmethyl, the oorresponding methyl N-(cis and trans-4-alkylidene, cycloalkylidene-, and aralkylidenel -carbobenzoxy-L-prolyl -a-thiolincosaminides, the corresponding methyl N-(cis and trans- 4-alkyl, cycloalkyl-, and aralkyl-L-prolyl)-a-thiolincosaminides, and the corresponding N-(cis and trans-4- alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, and aralkyl-l-methyl-L-prolyl)-athiolincosaminides are obtained. By substituting the formalin of Part D by other oxo compounds of the formula R R CO, for example, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, acetone, butyraldehyde, isobutyl methyl ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanone), benzaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, hydrocinnamaldehyde, acetophenone, propiophenone, butyrophenone, 3methy1-4-phenyl-2-butanone, 2- methyl-5-phenyl-3-pentanone, 3 cyclopentanepropionaldehyde, cyclohexaneacetaldehyde, cycloheptanecarboxaldehyde, 2,2-dimethylcyclopropaneacetaldehyde, 2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl methyl ketone, cyclopentyl methyl ketone, cyclobutyl methyl ketone, cyclobutanone, cyclohexanone, and 4-methylcyclohexanone, the corresponding methyl N-(cis and trans-4-alkyl-, 4-cycloalkyl-, and 4- aralkyl- 1 -R R CH-L-prolyl) -a-thiolincosaminides where R R CH is ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, 4-methyl-2- pentyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, l-phenylethyl, 1- phenylpropyl, l-phenylbutyl, 3-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butyl, 2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-pentyl, 3-cyclopentylpropyl, 2- cyclohexylethyl, cycloheptylmethyl, 2-(2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)ethyl, 1-(2,2-dimethylcyclopropyl)ethyl, l-cyclopentylethyl, l-cyclobutylethyl, cyclobutyl, cyclohexyl, and 4-methylcyclohexyl are obtained.

By substituting the methyl og-thiolincosaminide by other u-thiolincosaminides or by B-thiolincosaminides or generally by other 6,8-dideoxy-6-amino-D-erythro-D-galactooctopyranose compounds of Formula 111, examples of which are given hereinafter, the corresponding amides of Formulas IV and V are obtained.

EXAMPLE 3.ETHYL oc-THIOLINCOSAMINIDE Lincomycin C hydrochloride (2 g.) was dissolved in 50 ml. of water. The pH of the solution was adjusted to 9.5 by the addition of an anion exchange resin in the hydroxide form. (An anion exchange resin obtained by chloromethylating by the procedure given on pp. 88 and 97 of Kunin, Ion Exchange Resins, 2nd ed. (1958), John Wiley and Sons, Inc., polystyrene cross-linked, if desired, with divinylbenzene, prepared by the procedure given on p. 84 of Kunin, supra, and quaternizing with trimethylamine or dimethylethanolamine by the procedure given on p. 97 of Kunin, supra.) The alkaline solution was then freeze-dried to a residue which was dissolved in 50 ml. of hydrazine hydrate (98-100%) and refluxed for 24 hours. The solution was then concentrated to dryness in vacuo and the residue triturated three times with 1-0 ml. portions of acetonitrile. The insoluble material was collected and dried; yield 900 mg. A solution of 600 mg. of the dried insoluble material in 4 ml. of dimethylformamide (heat was used to promote solution) was then clarified by filtration and the filtrate was held at room temperature for 4 hours. The crystalline ethyl a-thiolinc0saminide which precipitated was lows:

FERMENTATION A soil slant of Streptomyces lincolnensz's var. linealnensis, NRRL 2936, was used to inoculate a series of 500- ml. Erlenmeyer flasks each containing 100 ml. of seed medium consisting of the following ingredients:

G. Yeastolac 1 Glucose monohydrate 10 N-Z-amine B 5 Tap water q.s. (1 liter).

Yeastolac is a protein hydrolysate of yeast cells.

2 N-Z-amine B is Shefiields enzymatic digest casein.

The seed medium presterilization pH was 7.3. The seed was grown for 2 days at 28 C. on a Gump rotary shaker operating at 250 r.p.m.

A 5% inoculum of seed described above (5 ml.) was added to each of 30 SOC-ml. Erlenmyer flasks each containing 100 ml. of the following fermentation medium:

Glucose monohydrate g 15 Starch g- Molasses g 20 \Vilsons Penton Liquor No. 159 g 10 Corn steep liquor v 20 Calcium carbonate g- 8 Tap water q.s., (1 liter.)

Wilsons Peptone Liquor N0. 159 is a preparation of enzymatically hydrolyzed proteins from animal origin.

At the time of inoculation, DL-ethionine was added to a final concentration of 2 mg./m1.

The shake flasks were havested after 4 days of fermentation at 28 C. on a Gump rotary shaker at 250 rpm. They assayed 200 meg/ml. on the S lutea assay, hereinafter described. The whole beer solids was about 20 gm./liter.

PURIFICATION Whole beer (235 liters) from a DL-ethionine fermentation was filtered at harvest pH using a filter aid as required. The mycelial cake was washed with water and the cake was then discarded. The filtered beer and water wash (275 liters) was stirred for minutes with 12.5 kg. of activated carbon and 2.5 kg. of diatomaceous earth. The

mixture was filtered and the filtrate was discarded. The

carbon cake was washed with liters of water and the water wash was discarded. The cake as washed with liters of 20% aqueous acetone and the 20% aqueous acetone wash was described. The cake Was then eluted twice with 100 liter portions of aqueous acetone. The eluates Were combined (215 liters) and the solution was concentrated (18 liters). This concentrate was adjusted to pH 10.0 with a 50% aqeous sodium hydroxide solution and extracted three times with 20 liter portions of methylene chloride. The methylene chloride extracts were combined (60 liters) and then concentrated to give an oily preparation (7.14 g.) containing lincomycin and lincomycin C in equal amounts and both in the free base form. This preparation was then dissolved in 200 ml. of methylene chloride. The solution was clarified by filtration and then concentrated to dryness in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in ml. of 1 N methanolic hydrogen chloride. The methanolic solution was then mixed with 3.2 liters of ether under stirring. The resulting precipitated colorless, crude lincomycin hydrochloride and lincomycin C hydrochloride was isolated by filtration and dried; yield 7.14 g. assaying 940 meg/mg. against Sarcina lutea. (The assay against Sarcina [alert is conducted on agar buffered to pH 68 with pH 7.0 phosphate buffer [0.1 M]. A unit volume [0.08 ml.] of solution containing the material to be assayed is placed on a 12.7 ml. assay disc which is then placed on an agar plate seeded with the assay microorganism.) Thin layer chromatography showed the presence of both lincomycin hydrochloride and lincomycin C hydrochloride in approximately equal amounts.

Crude lincompcin C hydrochloride (7.0 g.) was dissolved in 20 ml. of water and 20 ml. of bntanol, pH adjusted to 4.2 with 1 N HCl, and the solution distributed in a counter current distribution apparatus for 1000 transfers. Analysis by tin-layer chromatography showed that the fractions in tubes to 190 contained lincomycin C. These fractions were combined, and the solution was concentrated to an aqueous and freeze dried to give 2.44 g. of lincomycin C hydrochloride assaying 1400 meg/mg. against Sarcina lutea. Five hundred mg. of this preparation was dissolved in 2 ml. of water, 1 ml. of methanol, and 100 ml. of acetone. The solution was clarified by filtration. The filtrate was mixed with ether until crystals appeared. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hr. Crystalline (cubes) lincomycin C hydrochloride was separated from the supernatant material solution by decantation. These crystals were recrystallized from one ml. of water, one ml. of methanol, 80 ml. of acetone and 20 ml. of ether; yield, 250 mg. of crystalline (cubes) lincomycin C hydrochloride. The supernatant (obtained as described above) was allowed to stand at 5 C. for 4 hours. Crystalline (needles) lincomycin C hydrochloride which precipitated was filtrated and dried; yield, mg. of crystalline (needles) lincomycin C hydrochloride, M.P. 151-157 C.

Following the procedure of Example 1 substituting the methyl a-thiolincosaminide by ethyl a-thiolincosaminide, compounds of Formulas 1V and V wherein R, R and Z are as given about and Y is SCI-I CH in the cc-COII- figuration are obtained. For example, when alkyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and formalin or acetaldehyde are used antibiotically active ethyl 6-(trans-substituted-L-Z- pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-6,8-dideoxy-1-thio D-erythroa-D-galacto-octopyranosides and the cis forms thereof are obtained where the substituents are 4-alkyl, 4-alkyl-1- methyl, and 4-alkyl-1-ethyl where, alkyl can be ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, and hexyl, or the isomeric forms thereof.

EXAMPLE 4.-ALKYL ,B-THIOLINCOSAMINIDES Hall-e"- o fS hllcyl XXXV (A) Methyl N-acetyl-a-thiolincosaminide 27 aminide having a melting point of 243-245 C. and a rotation of [M +265 (c. 0.7374, water).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 44.72; H, 7.17; N, 4.74; S, 10.85. Found: C, 44.87; H, 7.10; N, 4.65; S, 10.99.

(B) Mixture of 6-acetamid0 6,8 dideoxy-D-erythro-aand fl-D-galact0-0ct0pyranoses (N-acetyl-aand 8- lilzcosamines) Y A solution of 50 g. of methyl N-acetyl-a-thiolincosaminide of part A in 1500 ml. of water at 40 C. was stirred magnetically and treated with a solution of 70 g. of mercuric chloride in 1500 ml. of water at 40 C.; a white precipitate formed immediately. The reaction was continued with occasional heating to 40 C. for a period of 3 days. Thin-layer chromatography then showed the absence of starting material. The precipitate of mercuric chloride mercaptide (ClHgSMe) was removed "by filtration. The colorless filtrate, together with aqueous washes of the recipitate, was stirred magnetically at room temperature, and the excess of mercuric chloride was removed by the addition of pyridine in small portions until the precipitation of the insoluble mercuric chloride-pyridine complex was complete. After storing the mixture in the refrigerator at 0 C. for 3 hours, the solid was removed by filtration, the precipitate was washed well with cold water, and the combined filtrate and washings were stirred with a small amount of silver carbonate until the solution was neutral to pH paper. The solution was thereupon filtered through a Millipore filter (Millipore Filter Corporation, Bedford, Mass), the filter was washed thoroughly with water, and the washings were added to the colorless filtrate. Excess silver ion was precipitated by saturating the solution with hydrogen sulfide and removing the silver sulfide by filtration. The silver sulfide was washed with water, the washings were added to the filtrate, and the solution was lyophilized to give a colorless amorphous solid, which was a mixture of 6-acetamido-6,8-dideoxy- D-erythro-aand fi-D-galacto-octopyranoses (N-acetyl-alincosamine and I l-acetyl-,8-lincosamine).

(C) N-acetyl-I,2,3,4,7-penta-O-acetyl-fi-lincosamine syrup which was dissolved in a mixture of water and chloroform. The aqueous layer was extracted with chloroform and the chloroform extracts were combined, washed with dilute sulfuric acid (2 N), then twice with water, with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, with water until neutral, and finally dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The resulting chloroform extract was then evaporated on a rotating evaporator at 35 C. and mm. Hg pressure to give a colorless solid which was dissolved in hot ethyl acetate. To this ethyl acetate solution was ad ed Skellysolve B hexanes until a solid began to crystallize. The solid was removed by filtration and twice recrystallized from ethyl acetate-Skellysolve B hexanes to give N- acetyl-1,2,3,4,7-penta-O-acetyl-fl-lincosarnine (9.27 g.) of melting point 227230 C. and rotation [@1 3 +33 (c. 0.832, chloroform).

AnaIysis.Calcd. for C H NO z C, 50.52; H, 6.15; N, 2.95. Found: C, 50.40; H, 6.42; N, 3.04.

The ethyl acetate-Skellysolve B hexanes filtrate from the first crystallization was allowed to stand at room temperature, whereupon colorless prismatic needles of N- acetyl 1,2,3,4,7-penta-O-acetyl-u-lincosamine separated; M.P. 169-l72 C. The melt resolidified on cooling in the form of hexagonal platelets which then melted at 237- 238 C.; after recrystallization from ethyl acetate-Skellysolve B hexagonal platelets were obtained melting at 240 23 240.5 C. and having a rotation of [u];; +132 (c. 0.9842, chloroform).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO C, 50.52; H, 6.15; N, 2.95. Found: C, 50.62; H, 6.08; N, 3.02.

The N-acetyl-1,2,3,4,7-penta-O-acetyl-rxand B-lincosamines can also be separated by counter current distribution, using a system of waterzacetonez methyl ethyl ketonezcyclohexane in a volume ratio of 3:5 :4:4. In 900 transfers, approximately of each of the 2 anomers could be isolated in the pure state, the partition coefiicients being for the a-anomer, 0.75; for the B-anomer, 0.66.

(D) 6 acetylamino 2,3,4] tetra O acetyl -1- bromo 1,6,8-tride0xy D-erythro-a-D-galacto-octopyraizose (N acetyl 2,3,4] tetra O acelyl 1 bromo- 1-dOI -OLHHCOSZUHii'le) CH3 A00 AeNl-I A00 XXXVI Two grams of N -acetyl-l,2,3,4,7-penta-O-acetyl-fi-lincosamine of part C was stirred magnetically with a solution of anhydrous hydrogen bromide in acetic acid in 5 ml of acetic acid (saturated at 0) at room temperature (about 25 C.) for about 3 hours. All of the solids dissolved within one hour. The pale yellow, viscous solution was diluted with 50 ml. of chloroform, poured onto ice and stirred for 10 minutes. The chloroform layer was separated, the aqueous solution was extracted thoroughly with chloroform, and the combined chloroform extracts were washed with water until the aqueous wash was neutral to Congo red paper, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The chloroform was thereupon evaporated in a rotatory evaporator at 35 C. and 15 mm. Hg pressure to give an almost colorless amorphous solid. After three crystallizations of the solid from chloroform-Skellysolve B, colorless, prismatic needles of N-acetyl-2,3,4,7-tetra-O- acetyl-1a bromo-l-dexoylincosamine were obtained which had a melting point of l88189 C. and a rotation of [m] +231 (c. 0.8132, chloroform).

[iilHIj Sl Sr-C81Cd. for CmHgsBI'NOml C, H, I, 2.82; Br, 16.10. Found: C, 43.68; H, 5.49; N, 2.88; Br, 7.22.

(E) [Methyl N-acetyl-2,3,4,7-O-acelyl-5 thiolincosaminide Two grams of N-acetyl-2,3,4,7-tetra-O-acetyl-la-bromol-deoxylincosamine of part D was dissolved in 25 ml. of acetone which had been dried previously over potassium carbonate, and to this solution was added 350 mg. of thiourea. After warming briefily on a steam bath until the solids had dissolved, the colorless reaction mixture was left overnight at room temperature. To it was then added a solution of 680 mg. of potassium carbonate and 860mg. of sodium bisulfite in 10 ml. of water, followed by 900 mg. (0.40 ml.) of methyl iodide. The mixture was kept in a stoppered bottle which was shaken mechanically at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was then extracted thoroughly with chloroform, the combined extracts were washed twice with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvents were removed on a rotating evaporator at 40 C. and 15 mm. Hg pressure. In this manner 1.38 g. of colorless, amorphous solid was obtained, which upon thin-layer chromatography was shown to be a single compound. This solid was dissolved in hot ethyl acetate whicih was thereupon diluted with Skellysolve B hexanes to give 880 mg. of colorless platelets of melting point 268272 C. Recrystallization from the same solvents gave methyl N-acetyl-2,3,4,7-tetra- 29 O-acetyl-/3-thiolincosaminide of melting point 272-273 C. and rotation +31 (c. 0.6800, chloroform).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 49.22; H, 6.31; N, 3.02; S, 6.92. Found: C, 49.15; H, 6.23; N, 3.00; S, 6.41.

(F) Methyl N-acetyl-B-thiolincosamirzide (G) Methyl fl-thiolincosamz'nide A solution of 1 g. of methyl N acetyl B thiolincosaminide in ml. of hydrazine hydrate was refluxed for 24 hours. Excess hydrazine was then removed in a stream of dry nitrogen on a steam bath. The crystalline residue was recrystallized from 5 ml. of water, the crystals were collected, washed with cold water, and dried in vacuo to give methyl fi-thiolincosaminide.

By substituting the methyl iodide of part B by ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, and dodecyl iodides and the isomeric forms thereof the corresponding alkyl N-acetyl-1,2,3,4,7-tetra-O- acetyl-,S-thiolincosaminides, alkyl N-acetyl-fl-thiolincosaminides, and alkyl B-thiolincosaminides are obtained.

Following the procedure of Example 1 compounds of the formula XXXVII X I N H3 Ky at? wherein X=R or Z as given above and R is as given above and wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl as given above are obtained.

XXXVIII 3%) EXAMPLE 5.6 AMINO 1,6,8 TRIDEOXY-D- ERYTHRO-D-GALACTO-OCTOPYRANOSE (l-DE- OXYLINCOSAMINE) XXXIX (A) Methyl Nacetyl-3,4-O-is0pr0pylidene-fithiolincosaminide A suspension of 5.3 g. of finely-powdered methyl N- acetyl-fi-thiolincosaminide was stirred for minutes at room temperature with 500 ml. of acetone and 5 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid. After 30 minutes another 5 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid was added, and the solution was stirred for another half hour at room temperature. A suspension of 150 g. of barium carbonate in 100 ml. of water was added, and the mixture was stirred until neutral. The barium sulfate and excess carbonate were removed by filtration, and the precipitate was washed with acetone. The filtrate and washings were combined and evaporated to dryness in vacuo at C. The residue was treated with acetonezether (10:1) and insoluble materials were removed by filtration. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness and the residue was dissolved in ml. of ethanol. Removal of the alcohol by heating in vacuo left a gummy material which was dissolved in 20 ml. of warm water containing a small amount of sodium carbonate. After removal of some insoluble material by filtration, the filtrate was cooled. The crystals which formed were collected after standing in the refrigerator for 4 hours, washed with cold water, and dried in vacuo to give methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-fi-thiolincosaminide.

(B) N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-l -deoxylinc0samine Five grams of methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidenefl-thiolincosarninide was heated unde reflux for 7 hours with 35 ml. of loosely-packed Raney nickel in ml. of ethanol. The mixture was thereupon filtered and the catalyst was washed with a total of 400 ml. of boiling ethanol. The filtrate and washings were combined and evaporated to dryness, leaving a partially crystalline residue. This residue was purified by counter current distribution in a system of butanohwater to give N-acetyl-3,4- O-isopropylidene-l-deoxylincosamine.

(C) I-deoxylincosamine One gram of N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-l-deoxylincosamine in 5 ml. of hydrazine hydrate (98100%) is heated under reflux for 21 hours. The excess hydrazine hydrate is distilled in vacuo. The residue is stirred with acetonitrile and again evaporated. Five ml. of water is added and the pH adjusted to 2 with hydrochloric acid. After 3-5 hrs. at 26 the solution is diluted with 10 ml. of water and excess silver carbonate added. The mixture is then filtered and the filtrate lyophilized. The resulting residue is crystallized from water to yield l-deoxylincosamine.

31 Following the procedure of Examle 1, compounds of the formula:

wherein X=R or Z as given above and R is as given above are obtained.

EXAMPLE 6.2-HYDROXYETHYL 6-AMINO-7-O- METHYL 6,8 DIDEOXY-l-THIO-D-ERYTHRO-oc- D-GALACTO-OCTOPYRANOSIDE (Z-HYDROXY- ETHYL ot-THIOCELESTOSAMINIDE) H nm S CHECHZOH H (A) Z-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestosam'im'de hydrazine solvate A mixture of 5 g. (0.0094 mole) of celesticetin (Example 3, US. Patent 2,928,844) and 25 ml. (excess) of hydrazine hydrate was heated under reflux for 21 hours. The excess hydrazine was removed by distillation in vacuo and the residue was crystallized from 35 ml. of absolute ethanol. White crystals (1.2 g.) of 2-hydroxyethyl u-thiO- celestosaminide hydrazine solvate were obtained which melted at 98108 C. Recrystallization from absolute ethanol gave 0.65 g. having an optical rotation of (B) Z-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestomminide hydrazine solvate Desalicetin (Example 1, US. Patent 2,851,463) g.) was dissolved in hydrazine hydrate (100 cc.) and heated under reflux in an oil bath at 165 C. for 18 hours. The almost colorless solution was concentrated to dryness on a steam bath first at mm. and finally at less than 1 mm, giving a solid residue which was triturated with ac etonitrile, filtered, and washed with the same solvent. Crystallization from ethanol gave colorless needles (2.64 g.) of 2-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestosaminide hydrazine solvate. Recrystallization from the same solvent gave crystals of Z-hydroxyethyl ct-thiocelestosaminide hydrazine solvate which had an equivalent weight of 168 with two basic group having pKas in the region of 7.5; an optical rotation of [a] =+248 (c.=1, 95% ethanol); and the following elemental analysis:

Calculated for C11H23NO5S'N2H4Z C, H. N, 12.76; S, 9.74. Found; C, 40.27; H, 7.95; N, 11.63; S, 9.80.

(C) Z-hydroxyethyl ot-thiocelestosaminide A solution of 2 g. of 2-hydroxyethyl ot-thiocelestosaminide hydrazine solvate, prepared as in part A or part B, in 30 ml. of dimethylformamide was concentrated to a volume of about 10 ml. and then diluted with 10 ml. of dimethylformamide. Ether was added until cloudiness resulted, and 500 mg. of 2-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestosami- 'nide was deposited. The crystalline Z-hydroxyethyl a-thiO- celestosaminide had an optical rotation of [ah- +262 (c.=1, in water); an infrared absorption spectrum at the following frequencies: 3400 (sh.), 3250, 1600, 1400, 1325, 1310, 1290, 1240, 1195, 1160, 1150 (sh.), 1110, 1100, 1075, 1045, 1038, 1005, 980, 920, 895, 862, 825, 796, 740, 711, and 690 cm.- an equivalent weight of 297 and a pKa of 7.2; and the following elemental analysis:

Calculated for C H NO S: C, 44.43; H, 7.80; N, 4.71; S, 10.78. Found: C, 44.20; H, 7.78; N, 4.97; S, 10.68.

Following the procedure of Example 1, compounds of the formula:

N CH3 XLII R my ii a S-CHgCHZOH wherein X=R or Z as given above and R is as given above, are obtained.

H XLIII (A) Z-hydroxyethyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopr0pylidenewthiocelestosaminide To a solution of 14 g. (0.047 mole) of Z-hydroxyethyl a-thiocelestosaminide in ml. of ethanol was added 14 ml. of acetic anhydride. The reaction mixture was stirred for /2 hours, refrigerated overnight, and evaporated to dryness in vacuo. The residue, 2-hydroxyethyl N-acetyl-a-thiocelestosaminide, was slurried with ether and dried under reduced pressure.

The thus-obtained dried material was dissolved in 1500 ml. of acetone and 15 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid was added to the solution with stirring. The mixture was stirred for about 2 hours and then neutralized by adding dry ammonia. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness, leaving Z-hydroxyethyl N- acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-a-thiocelestosaminide as an oil.

(B-l) N-acetyl 3,4 O isopropylidene 7 O- methyl-l-deoxylincosamine: The oil of part A was dissolved in 500 ml. of ethanol, 150 ml. of loosely-packed Raney nickel in ethanol was added thereto, and the mixture was heated under reflux for 10 hours. Thereafter the mixture was filtered, the catalyst was washed with 1 liter of boiling ethanol and the combined filtrate and washings were evaporated to dryness. An oil resulted which was distributed (500 transfers) in the system 1- butanol:water. A peak fraction, K=0.82, obtained by evaporation of pooled tubes 200-250, gave 4.6 g. (33%) of N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-7-O-methyl-l-deoxylin- 33 cosamine which crystallized upon drying; melting point, 198-205 C.; rotation +7l (c.=l, 50% ethanol).

Analysis.-Calcd. for C14H25NO5I C, 55.43; H, 8.31; N, 4.62; methoxyl, 10.63. Found: C, 55.03; H, 8.28; N, 4.70; methoxyl, 10.43.

(13-2): Potassium metal (1.16 g.) was dissolved in 100 ml. of tert-butyl alcohol. The solvent was removed as completely as possible by distillation (unless specified all distillations are at atmospheric pressure) and finally by vacuum distillation at 15 mm. Hg pressure. To the dry solid residue was added 100 ml. of dry benzene and the benzene was removed by distillation to leave a fine powder. To the thus-obtained powdery potassium tertbutoxide was added 200 ml. of dry benzene, and the mixture was stirred magnetically at room temperature until an opalescent solution resulted. To this solution was added g. of N-acetyl-3,4-Oisopropylidene-l-deoxylincosamine, prepared according to part B of Example 5, and the mixture was then stirred overnight at room temperature. To this mixture was added 42.4 g. (18.6 ml.) of methyl iodide and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The mixture was filtered to remove potassium iodide, and the filtrate was distilled in vacuum at about 35 C. to give a colorless syrupy material which was subjected to counter current distribution in a system of ethyl acetate:ethanol:water in a ratio of 4:1:2. The fractions containing N-acetyl-3,4Oisopropylidene-7- O-methyl-l-deoxylincosamine, as determined by thin-layer chromatography, were combined, evaporated to dryness and the residue was crytsallized to give pure N-acetyl- 3,4-O-isopropylidene-7-O-methyl-l-deoxylincosamine.

(C) 7-0421ethyZ-Ldeoxylincosamine Following the procedure of Example 5, part C, N- acetyl 3,4 O isopropylidene 7 O methyl 1 deoxylincosamine is converted to 7-O-methyl-1-deoxylincosamine.

Following the procedure of Example 1, compounds of the formula:

wherein X:R or Z as given above and R is as given above, are obtained.

EXAMPLE 8.2HYDROXYETHYL a-THIOLIN- COSAMINIDE (A) Methyl I -acelyZ-2,3,4,7-tetra-O-hionobenzoyl- Methyl N-acetyl-rz-thiolincosaminide (IX), dissolved in dry pyridine, is treated with an excess of thiobenzoyl chloride (180% excess) at 0 C. and the reaction mixture allowed to stand overnight at room temperature with the exclusion of atmospheric moisture. Following the removal as completely as possible of volatile material at 30 C. under high vacuum, the reaction product is extracted with chloroform, the extract washed with water, dilute sulfuric acid (N), water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, with water again, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of the chloroform in vacuo yields the product, methyl N-acetyl-Z,3,4,7-tetra-O-thionobenzoyl-ot-thiolincosaminide (X), which can be recrystallized from acetone or ethyl acetate by the addition of Skellysolve B (technical hexane).

34 (B) 2-hydr0xyethyl N-acetyl-2-O-benz0yl-3,4,6-tri-O thionob enzoy l-a-rhiolincosam im'de The tetrathionobenzoate (X) of part A is dissolved in ethanol-free chloroform (to give a 2 to 10% solution) and treated with a solution of bromine (2 molecular equivalents) in chloroform (a 12% solution, vol./vol.) with magnetic stirring at room temperature with the exclusion of atmospheric moisture. After 2 hours the volatile material is removed as completely as possible by evaporation at 30 C. and 15 mm. Hg pressure, more chloroform (ca. ml. per 2 g. of starting material) is then added and removed as before. To the residue is added acetone (ca. 25 ml. per 2 g. of starting material) and triethylarnine (2 molar equivalents), and the resulting solution heated under reflux on a steam bath for 1 hr. with the exclusion of atmospheric moisture. (The initial bromination product (X1), is thus converted to the cycl-ised intermediate (XII).) To the cooled solution is then added potassium carbonate (5 molecular equivalents), sodium bicarbonate (wt. equal to the potassium carbonate used), and water (ca. 10 ml. per g. of potassium carbonate), followed by ethylene iodohydrin (preferably, ca. 6-l0 molecular equivalents), and the stopered mixture is shaken mechanically for 3 hrs. at room temperature. The reaction mixture is extracted with chloroform and the chloroform solution is washed with Water to remove inorganic salts, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of the chloroform at 30 C. in vacuo yields 2-hydroxylethyl N-acetyl-Z-O-benzoyl- 3,4,7-tri-O=thionobenzoyl-a-thiolincosaminide (XlV).

(C): The above acylated compound (XIV) is heated under reflux with hydrazine hydrate (20-30 times the weight of the ester) for 12-36 hours and the excess hydrazine is removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue is triturated with acetonitrile, and the remaining solid product is recovered by filtration, washed with acetonitrile, and recrystallized from ethanol to yield Z-hydroxyethyl a-thiolincosaminide.

By using a 2-alkoxyethyl iodide the corresponding 2 alkyloxyethyl compounds are obtained. The alkyl of the allsyloxy can be methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, or dodecyl or the isomeric forms thereof.

Following the procedure of Example 1, compounds of the formula:

u e an Following the procedure of Example 8 substituting the ethylene iodohydrin by ethyl iodide, ethyl et-thiOlillCOS- aminide identical with that obtained from lincomycin C in Example 2 is obtained. By substituting propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, undecyl, and dodecyl XLVI 35 iodides and the isomeric forms thereof, there are obtained the cor-responding .alkyl ot-thiolincosaminides.

Following the procedure of Example 1, compounds of the formula:

wherein X=R or Z as given above and R is as given above, are obtained.

EXAMPLE l0.2-O AND 7-O ALKY LAT IO-N OF ALKYL 11- AND B-THIOLINCO'SAM'INIDES XLVII Hai m XLVIII (A) Methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-ispr0pylidene-a-thiolincosaminide and the oxazoh'ne derived therefrom Sixteen grams of methyl N-acetyl-a-thiolincosaminide was finely powdered and suspended in 1600 ml. of dry acetone with rapid magnetic stirring. To this suspension was added 16 ml. of concentrated sulfuric acid. The suspended solid began to dissolve and solution was complete within 30 to 60 minutes. After standing for 3 hours at room temperature (2426 C.), the solution was cooled overnight in a refrigerator at about 5 to C.

The pale yellow solution was neutralized by introducing, with stirring, a stream of dry ammonia gas. Ammonium sulfate precipitated and was removed by filtration and washed with acetone. The acetone washing was added to the colorless filtrate which was evaporated on a rotating evaporator at 30 C. and mm. Hg pressure to yield a mixture of syrup and crystalline solids. The syrup was dissolved by swirling the mixture with 50 m1. of water, and the crystalline solid was collected on a filter and washed with ice-cold Water. Upon drying at 60 C. and 15 mm. Hg pressure, 7.12 g. of solids were obtained of melting point 189192 C. Recrystallization from acetone-Skellysolve B hexanes gave colorless needles of the oxazoline derived from methyl N-acetyl- 3,4-O-isopropylidene-a-thiolincosaminide; melting point, 191-'192.5 C.; rotation [0;];{ +126 (c. 0.8508, ethanol).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 52.95; H, 7.30; N, 4.41; 8, 10.10; 0, 25.20. Found: C, 52.77; H, 7.34; N, 4.40; S, 10.12; 0, 25.11.

The aqueous mother liquors were concentrated in vacuo to give a solid which was recrystallized from acetone; it consisted of methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-u-thiolincosaminide of melting point 178-180 C. and rotation [a] |1'89 (c. 0.5137, water).

(B) Conversion of the oxazoline derived from methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-is0pr0pylidene a-thiolincosaminide to methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-is0propylidene a thiolincosaminide A solution was prepared of the oxazoline derived from methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-a-thiolincosaminide in 20 ml. of hot water and heated under reflux for 2 hours at which time thin-layer chromatography on silica gel revealed the conversion of the starting material to methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene a -thi01in =0Saminidc- T water was then removed in vacuo at 40 C., leaving a colorless crystalline solid which was recrystallized from a small volume of hot water to give colorless needles of methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-a-thiolincosaminide of melting point 178-180 C. and rotation +190 (c. 1.223, water).

(C) Methylation of methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopr0pylidene-u-thiolincosaminide Potassium metal (1.16 g.) was dissolved in ml. of t-butyl alcohol (previously dried over sodium metal) under stirring and reflux. The solvent was removed as completely as possible by distillation and finally by distillation in a vacuum of 15 mm. Hg. To the dry, solid residue was added 100 ml. of dry benzene, which was removed by distillation to leave a fine powder. This was treated again with benzene which was distilled off to insure complete removal of tert-butyl alcohol.

To the thus-obtained, powdery potassium tert-butoxide was added 200 ml. of dry benzene and the mixture was stirred magnetically at room temperature until an opalescent suspension resulted. To this was added 5 g. of methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-u-thiolincosaminide and the mixture was then stirred overnight at room temperature at the end of which time all of the solid had dissolved.

To this mixture was added 42.4 g. (18.6 ml.) of methyl iodide and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 /2 hours; after 1 hour, the mixture gave a neutral reaction with moist pH paper. The reaction mixture was filtered to remove potassium iodide and the potassium iodide was washed with benzene; the benzene was added to the filtrate. The filtrate and washings were distilled in vacuo at 35 C. to give a colorless syrup which was subjected to countercurrent distribution in the system ethyl acetatezethanolzwater in the ratio 4:1:2. After 500 transfers the three components, as indicated by thin-layer chromatography, had been completely resolved. The major components were methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-7-O-methyl-a-thiolincosarninide and methyl N-acetyl 3,4 O isopropylidene 2 O methyl-a-thiolincosaminide. A minor component was methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O- isopropylidene-2,7-di-O-methyl-e-thiolincosaminide.

Removal of solvents from combined tubes No. 250-310 (K=1.30) inclusive gave a glassy material which crystallized from ethyl acetatezSkellysolve B hexanes to yield methyl N-acetyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-2-O-methyl-a-thiolincosaminide as short, colorless prisms of melting point 176-177 C. and rotation [04],; +176" (0. 0.6220, chloroform).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 51.57; H, 7.79; N, 4.01; S, 9.17; OMe, 8.88. Found: C, 51.82; H, 8.10; N, 4.08; S, 8.94; OMe, 8.49.

Removal of solvents from combined tubes No. 330-384 (K=2.52) inclusive by distillation gave a glassy product which crystallized slowly on standing. Recrystallization from ether gave clusters of minute, colorless needles of methyl N-acetyl-7-O-methyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-u-thiolincosaminide.

Similarly, evaporation of the solvents from combined tubes No. 410450 (K=5.67) gave a colorless glassy product. Recrystallization from ether gave colorless, chunky needles of methyl N-acetyl-2,7-di-O-methyl-3,4- O-isopropylidene-a-thiolincosaminide of melting point 124.5126 C. and rotation [cz] +184 (c. 0.8390, chloroform).

Analysis.Calcd. for C H NO S: C, 52.88; H, 8.04; N, 3.85; S, 8.82; OCH 17.08. Found: C, 53.02; H, 7.95; N, 4.05; S, 8.73; OCH 15.92.

(C) Methyl N-acetyl-Z-O-methyl-u-thiolincosaminide A mixture of 2 g. of methyl N-acetyl-2-O-methyl-3,4- O-isopropylidene-u-thiolincosaminide in 50 ml. of 0.25 N hydrochloric acid was magnetically stirred at room temperature (about 25 C.). The solid starting material dis- 3? solved within minutes. After 1 /4 hours, thin-layer chromatography showed the complete absence of starting material.

The strongly acidic solution was stirred with a polystyrene quaternary ammonium anion exchange resin until the colorless supernatant solution gave a neutral reaction with pH paper. Filtration, washing of the resin with water, and removal oi the water from the combined filtrate and washes in vacuo gave 1.68 g. (95%) of a colorless crystalline residue which was crystallized from methanol-ether to give long, colorless, felted needles of methyl N-acetyl- Z-O-methyl-a-thiolincosaminide of melting point 237 238 C.

Analysis.-Calcd. for C -1 NO S: C, 46.56; H, 7.49; N, 4.53; S, 10.36. Found: C, 46.72; H, 7.44; N, 4.37; S, 10.34.

(D) .M ethyl Z-O-metlzyl-a-thi0Zinc0saminide (E) Methyl 7-O-methyl-wthiolincosaminide In the manner given in parts C and D, methyl N- acetyl 7 O-methyl3,4-O-isopropylidene-ct-thiolincosaminide was hydrolyzed and then hydrazinolyzed to give methyl 7-0-metliyl-a-thiolincosaminide.

(F) Ivleflzyl 2,7-a'i-O-metizyl-a-lhiolincosamiizide In the manner given in parts C and D, methyl N-acetyl- 2,7 di O methyl 3,4 O isopropylidene-m-thiolincosaminide was hydrolyzed and then hydrazinolyzed to give methyl 2,7-di-Omethyl-ct-thiolincosaminide.

By substituting the methyl a-thiolincosarninide by methyl fi-thiolincosaminide or by the other alkyl 06- or B-thiolincosaminides gives above, the corresponding alkyl 2-0-, 7-0-, and 2,7-di-O-alkyl-uand fi-thiolincosaminides are obtained.

Following the procedure of Example 1, compounds of the formula:

XLIX

wherein X=R or Z as given above, R is as given above, and one of R and R is alkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms and the other is hydrogen or alkyl of not more than 12 carbon atoms, are obtained.

By substituting the methyl N-acetyl-a-thiolincosaminide by Z-hydroxyethyl Cf.- and s thiolincosaminides, the corresponding alkoxyethyl N-acetyl-2-O-, 7-0-, and 2,7-di- O-alkyl-aand fithiolincosaminides are obtained. By substituting the methyl l l-acetyl-athiolincosaminide by 2- trityloxyethyl N-acetyhaand e-thiolincosaminides, the corresponding Z-trityloxyethyl N-acetyl-2-O-, 7-O, and 2,7-di-O-alkyl-txand ,B-thiolincosaminides are obtained. By removing the trityl group by hydrolyzing with 80% aqueous acetic acid and the N-acetyl by hydrazinolysis, the corresponding Z-hydroxyethyl 2-"-, 7-0-, and 2,7-di- O-alkyl'aand ,B-thiolincosaminides are obtained.

1:? Following the procedures 0 the formula:

the formula:

Example 1, compounds of wwu cu on I Site (A) 3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin LII A solution of 9.8 g. of lincomycin in 150 m1. of acetone is added to a solution of 9.8 g. of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate in 100 ml. of acetone with good stirring and avoidance of exposure to moisture. The mixture is stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour, after which 100 ml. of anhydrous ether is added and stirring is continued in an icebath for 0.5 hour. The mixture is filtered and the solid is dried in vacuo at C.; yield 13.35 g. (85.5%) of 3,4-Oisopropylidenelincomycin p-toluenesulfonate. An additional 1.15 g. (7.4%) can be recovered from the mother liquors by adding 350 ml. of anhydrous ether to the mother liquor from the previous filtering operation and chilling the solution for 1 hour. The 14.5 g. so obtained are suspended in 200 ml. of ether and shaken vigorously with 125 ml. of 5% potassium bicarbonate solution. The aqueous layer is back-extracted. with two IOO-ml. portions of ether. The ether extracts are washed with 50 ml. of saturated sodium chloride solution and then filtered through anhydrous sodium sulfate. The ether is evaporated under vacuum, leaving 7.9 g. (73.1%) of 3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin which is dissolved in 25 ml. of ethyl acetate and concentrated to about 10 to 15 ml. The concentrate is allowed to stand at room temperature for several hours and then refrigerated overnight. The crystals thus obtained are filtered from the solution and washed sparingly with cold ethyl acetate; yield 4.55 g. (42.2%) of 3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin having a melting point of 126l28 C., and an optical rotation of [(11 +101-102 (c. 1, methylene chloride).

(B) 7-delzydr0-3-4-O-is0pr0pylidenelincomycin To a solution of 6 g. (0.0135 moles) of 3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin in ml. of pyridine was added 12 g. (excess) of chromium trioxide (chromic acid). The temperature of solution rose about 20 C. After one hour the mixture was added to a solution containing 250 ml. each of ethyl ether and ethyl acetate, filtered, and evaporated to 8.4 g. of syrup. This syrup was distributed in a SOO-transrer counter current distribution using the system, waterzethyl acetatezethanol:cyclohexane (l:1:1:1). 7- dehydro 3,4 O isopropylidenelincomycin was isolated from tubes 330380, K:2.45.

Analysis.Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 56.72; 8.16; N, 6.30; S, 7.21. Found: C, 56.37; H, 7.62; N, 6.51; S, 6.84.

(C) 3,4-O-ispr0pylideneepilincomycin To 1.6 g. of Craig pure 7-dehydro-3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin in 75 ml. of methanol was added 400 mg. of sodium borohydride. After 1.5 hr. this solution was evaporated to dryness on a rotary evaporator. The residue was added to 25 ml. of water which was extracted three times with 25 ml. portions of methylene chloride. The extract was back-washed with ml. of water, dried over magnesium chloride, and evaporated to dryness. The residue, 1.4 g., was distributed in a 500- transfer counter current distribution using the solvent system, waterzethyl acetatezethanol:cyclohexane (1:1:111) and a single peak which fit the theoretical was observed at K=1.05. The material is pooled tubes 240- 280 was isolated as a syrup.

Analysis.Calcd. for C H N O S: C, 56.47; H, 8.58; N, 6.27; S, 7.18. Found: C, 56.24; H, 8.54; N, 6.13; S, 7.01.

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) showed that this material consisted of two substances, one of which was 3,4-O-isopropylidenelincomycin. The other, 3,4-O-isopropylideneepi'lincomycin moved slightly slower.

(D) Epilincomycin The syrup from part C was dissolved in a mixture of 60 ml. of 0.25 N hydrochloric acid and 40 ml. of ethanol and allowed to stand at room temperature for 5 hours. The solution was then kept at 0 C. for 4 days, neutralized with sodium bicarbonate, concentrated to ml., and extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with a little water and dried over magnesium sulfate, 4

then evaporated to a residue. Thin layer chromatography of the residue showed two substances, both of which were active against S. Iutea. The residue was chromatographed on a 14" x Florisil (a synthetic silicate of the type described in U.S. Patent 2,393,625) column which was eluted gradiently with a total volume of 5,000 ml. of solvent which varied continuously from 100% Skellysolve B (technical hexane) to 100% acetone, ml. fractions being collected. Fractions 53-65 yielded epilincomycin, assaying 450 mcg./mg.

Analysis.-Calcd. for C I-I N O S: C, 50.92; H, 8.55; N, 6.60; S, 7.56. Found: C, 50.19; H, 7.91; N, 6.05; S, 6.42.

Fractions 73-104 yielded lincomycin, assaying 950 mcg./mg.

(E) Methyl epi-a-thiolincosaminide Following the hydrazino'lysis procedure of Example 1, part B, epilincomycin is convetred to methyl epi-rx-thiolincosaminide.

40 Lincomycin can be substituted by methyl N-acetyl-tzthiolincosaminide. The process can also be applied to other 6-acylamino-6,8-dideoxy-D-erythro-D-galacto-octopyranose compounds of the formula:

Hon-l- AcNH- Ho *0 H LIV where Ac, Y andv R are as given above to form the corresponding epimers:

which can be alkylated by the procedure given above to provide compounds of the formula:

LVI

X l CH3 :LVII

wherein X=Z or R as given above and Y, R, R and R are as given above.

The intermediates of Formula 111 can be used as a butter or as an antacid. They react with isocyanates to form urethanes and can be used to modify polyurethane resins. The thiocyanic acid addition salt when condensed with formaldehyde forms resinous materials useful as pickling inhibitors according to U.S. Patents 2,425,320 and 2,606,155. The free bases also make good vehicles for toxic acids. For example, the fiuosilicic acid addition salts are useful as mothproofing agents according to U.S. Patents 1,915,334 and 2,075,359 and the hexafluoroarsenic acid and hexafluorophosphoric acid addition salts are useful as parasiticides according to U.S. Patents 3,122,536 and 3,122,552.

Various acid-addition salts of the free base form of the intermediates of Formula HI can be made by neutralizing the free base with the appropriate acid to below about pH 7.0, and advantageously to about pH 2 to pH 6. Suitable 

1. A PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES N-ACYLATING WITH A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA
 12. A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA 